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L Y n 'Unirse STATES JOSEPH E. MERRITT, OF WINN, MAINE.

MACHINE FOR ROLLING UP LEATHER.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 52.87B dated February27, i866.

. To all whom t may conoci n:

Beit known that I, JOSEPH E. MERRITT, of Winn, in the county ofPenobscot and State of Maine, have invented a new and usefulImprovenlentin Machines forRolling Up Leather; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecication, in which- Figure lis a side view, partly in section throughthe line w x, Fig. 2, and Fig. 2 is a top or plan view of my machine.

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My invention has for its object the furnishing a machine for rolling upleather in rolls for transportation 3 and it consists of a lnachineconstructed as hereinafter more fully described.

The frame A restsV upon a foundation or feet, B. This foundation Bshould be of sufl- Cient, height for conveniently. placing the leatherupon the belts. rThe frame Ais arched in the central part, as shown inFig. l, so as to allow easy and convenient access to the belts forplacing the leather thereon without weakening the strength of the frame.The rear ends of the side pieces ofthe frame A are slotted, as seen atG, Fig. l. In these' slots work or slide the bearings D of the roller E.

To the outer sides ofthe blocks or bearings D are attached pawls F,which take hold of the racks G and prevent the blocks D and roller Efrom being forced back by the springs H when it has been drawn forward,as hereinafter described. The springs H are placed in the slots O, oneend of said springs resting against the forward end of the ,slots andthe other end against the forward sides of the blocks D, as shown inFig. 1.

E is a roller extending across the rear end of the machine from one sideto the other and working in the bearings D.

In the forward ends of the side pieces ofthe frame Aare formed slots, asseen at I, Fig. 1. These slots form the bearings in which the roller Jrevolves.

Upon the upper sides or edges of the side pieces of the frame A areformed vertical slots K, in which slide the bearings of the roller L. Tothese blocks or bearings are atltached racks M, into the teeth of whichare geared the pinions of the pinion-wheels Nattached to the shaft O.This shaft is supported by and revolves in bearings in arms attached tothe standards P attached to the frame A, as seen in Fig. l. Thesestandards P also support the racks M and hold them in place against thepinions of the wheels N.

Upon the end of the shaft O is placed a ratchet-wheel, It, the -pawl Sof which is attached to the standard P. To the end ofthe shaft O isattached a crank, T, by means of which the roller L may be raised orlowered as desired. U are bands or belts passing around the rollers Eand J and their ends joined, as shown in Figs. l and 2, the pin holdingthe ends of each belt together being removable at pleasure. In thecross-piece A of the frame Aare placed pins, as seen in Figs. l and 2,to serve as guides in keeping the belts U in proper position upon therollers E and J. Motion iscOminunicated to the machine by means ofthecrank V attached to the projecting axle of the roller E.

The machine is prepared for operation by raising the pawls F from theracks G. This allows the springs H to force back the roller E, whichtightens the belts U. The belts U are further tightened by lowering theroller L upon the belts U, as shown in Fig. l. This not only tightensthe belts, but also gives a downward direction to the end of the side ofleather as it comes over the roller J, so that it is wound around saidroller, as shown in Fig. l. The leather WV is laid upon the lower partsof the belts U, as shown; then by turning the crank V the leather isiIdrawn forward and wound upon the roller J.

When the roll has been made of the desired size it is tied up by passingthe cord around the rol-l and roller. The pawls F are then lowered intothe racks G and the roller L raised, which slackens the bolts Ufso muchthat the pins which hold the bel/tsU together can be withdrawn andthebeltsreinoved from the roller J. The roller and roll of leather are thenremoved from the slots I and the roll of leather slipped from theroller. The roller is then replaced, the belts connected, the pawls Fraised from the racks G, and the roller L lowered. The machine is thenready to prepare another roll.

.ters Patent- I claim as new and desire to secure by Letracks G with theroller E, for the purpose of holding the said roller forward while thebelts 1. A machine for rolling up leather, conlare being removed andreplaced, substantially structed substantially as described. asdescribed.

2. The combination ofthe belts U with the 5. The combination ofthe racksM, pinionrollers E and J, in a machine for rolling up wheelsN,'ratchet--Wheel R, and pawl S with leather, substantially asdescribed, and for the each other and with the roller L, substantiallypurpose set forth. i as described, and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of the roller L with the JOSEPH E. 'MERRIT'L belts U,substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination of the pawls F and Witnesses F. F. FRENCH, S. R.YEATIN.

